The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-09
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IN this clty>On the 18TH 1nSC., ana
with the agricultural committees OF
the General Assembly on the matter
OF reorganization ofthe Agricultural
Department. y
ReaoAyed, That saidA committee are
hereby instructed to secure if possible
such changes in the reorganization as
shall eurtail with judicious economy, the
expenses of the Department and place
the control and management of the
same into the hands of the practical
farmers of the State. Adopted.
Mr. q. 4. French for the commit
tee on Immigration submitted the
following report which was adopted:
Resoloed, That we endorse and approve
the work of the Bureau of immigration.
Resolyed, That the Bureau -ohImmi
grafton has~been one of the mos1effect-
rual agencies through which the Depart
ment of Agriculture has made the world
acquainted with the resources of North
Carolina and that the wisdom of Ex-
Governor Jarvis was never better exem-
plified than in his insistance that John
Z. Patrick should accept the position Of
chief of the Bureau of immigration.
ID. II. Gill for the committee on
resolutions submitted the following
which was adopted:
Resotve 1st, That it is the sense of the
Convention that a tax of n dollar on
each and every dog within the State
should be imposed by the present Leg
islature, and that said tax sohuld be ap-
piled to the Public School fund.
ResOtve 2nd, That whereas it now costs
the tobacco farmers of this State about
ten per cent of the gross amount of sales
Of their leaf tobacco to pay the ware
house charges, and by reason of such
charges an enormous burden is imposed
upon them. Therefore.
ResoLved, That a committee of five be
appointed by this Convention to ask the
present Legislature to enact such laws as
will regulate the charges for the sale of
leaf tobacco so that they shall not ex-
ceed five per cent of the gross amount of
all such sales.
Resolyed, That this Convention of the
farmers Of North Carolina request the
present Legislature to enact a law reduc-
ing the salaries now received by the
Clerks of Superior Courts, and Register
of Deeds in the several counties of the
State. and that Sheriffs be not al
lowed to collect the taxes--and
that an office of tax collector be created.
ResolUed, That the Convention report
fayorably on resolution in regard to the
patrons of Husbandry or Grange, and
recommend that it be adopted.
ReselDe 3rd, That on the resolution in
regard to the State Horticultural Society,
asking for an appropriation Of $4,000
for their aid, we report unfavorably and
recommend that it be not adopted.
On motion the Convention ad-
journed to meet at 9 A. NJ, the 9th.
MORNING SEssIoN-JANUARY27, 1887.
The Convention was called to or
der by the President. Proceedings
of the previous meetings were read
and approved.
Alex. McIver for the committee
on Homestead, Mortgage and Lien
Laws submitted the following which
was adopted:
We recommend that no change be
made in the Homestead law.
That the laborer ought to nave a lien
on the product of his labor, and the land
owner ought to have a lien on the crop,
made by the tenant, for supplies furnish
ed at cash prices. That these liens
ought to exist by law, without any mort
gage, and that the entire chattel mort
gage law ought to be repealed by a law
t go into effect January LIST, 1883.
J. S. Reid OF Mecklenburg moved
that
WHEREAS, 1t is understood that a very
fatal cattle disease, known as pleuro-
pneumonia, is prevailing and rapidly
spreading in Maryland, Kentucky and
other States, and there is imminent dan
ger of it's introduction into our State.
Therefore,
Resotved, That the Convention request
the Legislature now in session to adopt
such legislation as will tend to prevent
its introduction into this State.
: The following resolution offered
by J. S. Reid, of M%ecklenburg, was
adopted:
Deeply impressed with the languish-
ing condition Of the agricultural interests
OF our country, and recognizing the fact
that u rural population is the great
source of power in our government; that
it constitutes the basis of our social and
political system ; that they are the great
conservators of our free institutions, and
that to a very great extent the perpetu-
ity of these institutions depend upon
their intelligence and virtue, therefore
Resolved, That in order to raise our ag-
rlcultural interests TO a higher plane, and
as an avocation to invest it with that
dignity to which it is entitled by reason